Andy Roddick was a tennis legend—#1 in the world, US Open winner, 3x Wimbledon finalist, and he held serve over 90% of the time for his career. We talk about how to hit a great serve, what it’s like to play against some of history’s best, if he choked against Federer at Wimbledon, and what is mental toughness? Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 221 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan ...
Feb 24, 2021•44 min•Ep. 221
Touré Show Ep 29 Original Air Date: May 16, 2018 In 2021 we’ve got to start working smarter, not harder. You don’t need to work 50 hours a week to get rich. You need to make your money work for you. And you need to know that you can infiltrate the power structure and make their rules for you. Arlan Hamilton is an amazing Black female Venture Capitalist who was homeless not long ago and now has a crowdfunded VC fund that anyone can join (theoretically—right now it’s closed, slots sold out in a da...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 19, 2021•14 min•Ep. 220
Judas and the Black Messiah is a hot new movie starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield about Chicago Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and the FBI infiltrator who snitched on him. It’s a great story and a compelling film on HBO Max now. The story began with a treatment by the Lucas Bros who talk about the film from inception to screen. Great conversation for those who’ve seen the film—spoilers abound because we go deep into the story, the nuances, the making of it, and the ending. Should i...
Feb 17, 2021•45 min•Ep. 219
Toure Show Ep 100 Original Air Date: November 20, 2019 The hot new film Judas and the Black Messiah started in an idea created by the Lucas Bros who are amazing comedians but are also brilliant brothers who are former law students who know a great story when they find one. Let’s throwback to my 2019 conversation with Keith and Kenny which gives a great look into who they are as comedians and as people. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter@toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy an...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Feb 12, 2021•5 min•Ep. 218
Toure Show Ep Original air Date: January , 2018 Kehinde Wiley is one of the greatest visual artists working today and a. bonafide art world superstar. In honor of HBO’s new doc “Black Art: In the Absence of Light, A Celebration of African American Artists” here’s a throwback to my 2018 conversation this intense conversation where he explores the development of his style of art and explains how he became a star and digs into the challenges of setting up shop in a far-flung country—once in the Con...
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Zina Garrison was a tennis superstar—world #4 in 1989, Wimbledon finalist in 1990, she defeated Chris Evert, Steffi Graf and many more. But during her career she also battled bulimia. It was an honor to talk to her about tennis from beating legends to proper technique and how she managed her bulimia as an elite athlete. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 217 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Edi...
Feb 10, 2021•46 min•Ep. 217
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ...
Feb 05, 2021•7 min•Ep. 216
Small Axe is a brilliant series of five films by legendary director Steve McQueen streaming on Amazon right now. These are genius films about the Black experience—dancing to music, fighting the police, struggling to feel at home as white supremacy tries to push you out. I talk to director McQueen about Small Axe and about his iconic Oscar winning film 12 Years A Slave. The man is a genius and this conversation is epic. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episod...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 215
Toure Show Ep 110 Original air Date: January 29, 2020 Dr. Marc Lamont Hill grew up in Philly playing basketball with Kobe Bryant. Marc played one on one with him hundreds of times. They stayed friends as Kobe became one of the greats and Marc became one of the coolest intellectuals in America and a basketball expert who thinks of himself as Mr. 76ers. He sits front row at every home game. This is a throwback—we had this conversation weeks before Kobe tragically died and you can hear Marc’s respe...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 11 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ...
Jan 29, 2021•11 min•Ep. 214
Dr. Carl Hart is a drug researcher and an occasional drug user because you can be a respectable, intellectual, high-functioning professional and a loving family man and occasionally do a little heroin. If that sounds crazy, why? Why would it be ok if instead of “do heroin” I said “drink whiskey” or “smoke a joint”? Because heroin is harder or more addictive? The doctor will explain why it’s ok to do drugs in reasonable amounts, why he enjoys good heroin, and why our current thinking about drugs ...
Jan 27, 2021•47 min•Ep. 213
Toure Show Episode 35 Original Air Date: June 27, 2018 Donnell Rawlings is an amazing comic who you know from Chappelle’s Show and The Wire. In this throwback ep from 2018 he talks about how to be funny, how to make it as a comic and disses Faizon Love for dissing Chappelle’s Show. Why would anyone diss Chappelle’s Show??? Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2021•8 min•Ep. 212
Levar Burton is Reading Rainbow. He is Star Trek. He is Roots. He is so much in the American experience from the past to the future because he is a deep thinker about life. We also talk about his potential future hosting Jeopardy... Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 211 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean ...
Jan 20, 2021•41 min•Ep. 211
Toure Show Episode 90 Original Air Date: September 11, 2019 He’s the King of Rock, there is none higher. DMC from Run-DMC one of the greatest groups in hiphop history. Bet what you didn’t know is that when he was on top of the world, he was suicidal. And a depressed alcoholic. He talks about all of that in this Throwback to our 2019 ep. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 54 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jan 15, 2021•7 min•Ep. 210
Corinne Bailey Rae is a brilliant musician who lives and breathes music. We talk about what she loves about singing, her upcoming album, and how she survived the sudden death of her first husband. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 209 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment See aca...
Jan 13, 2021•45 min•Ep. 209
The killing of Sandra Bland remains a gaping wound in our hearts. We see how nicely Capitol Police treated white rioters and how violently they treat Black people. Sandra Bland is one of those police murdered over nothing. And they tried to tell us it was a suicide. I spoke about her life and her tragic end with the directors of an HBO doc about her called Say Her Name back in 2018 when the film premiered. Toure Show Ep 57: Sandra Bland-Killed By Racism Original Air Date: November 28, 2018 Patre...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 3 min
India.Arie. Brilliant singer. Modern legend. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 207 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.d...
Jan 06, 2021•42 min•Ep. 207
Maxwell is a legendary singer and an old friend who I’ve known since my earliest days in NYC. He was the first guest the show ever had and it was an amazing conversation. Let’s throwback to this intimate 2017 convo. Touré Show Ep 1: Maxwell-How to Make It In Music Original Airdate: November 15, 2017 Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 24 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ...
Jan 01, 2021•9 min•Ep. 205
Tommy Davidson has been a comedy legend for decades—he was a star on In Living Color. Now he’s telling his whole story in his memoir Living In Color, from being a child who was abandoned by his birth mom and raised by a white family to his time on In Living Color and how he made it as a comedian. We talk about his comedy philosophy and his white family and what it’s like to be Tommy Davidson. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 205 Host & Writer: To...
Dec 30, 2020•40 min•Ep. 205
My sister the ER Doc deals with immense pressure in a calm way. The hospital is chaotic but she can handle it even when it smells like charred human flesh. And climbing the corporate ladder can be like battling your way through a jungle. But she can handle that, too. They called her bossy but she did some work on herself and made changes and now she’s the Chief Medical Officer of the Hoboken University Hospital. I’m so proud of her. I had to talk to her for the show. Touré Show Ep 6: Dr. Meika-H...
Dec 27, 2020•44 min
Safety is a heartwarming new football movie on Disney about a player at Clemson University, who plays safety, whose younger brother falls into trouble, forcing the player to step up and become the kid’s main caregiver. Which means he has to be a Division 1 football player and a college student and a father, all at once. A very hard balancing act. And it’s a true story. Safety was directed by my man Reggie Hudlin so we talk through every aspect of making this fun new family sports movie. Patreon....
Dec 23, 2020•42 min•Ep. 203
As this terrible year winds down it’s time to take a look at your spirit and start build toward a great 2021. Start with our throwback with Iyanla Vanzant, an inspiring spiritual guru who keeps it real. Toure Show Ep 159: I Save People Original Air Date: July 22, 2020 Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.c...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This is a Friday Patreon Exclusive! Go to patreon.com/toureshow to hear the whole ep! For $5 a month you get 4 Patreon Exclusives a month! Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Newsletter: blackmindsmatter.substack.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ...
Dec 18, 2020•6 min•Ep. 202
Ruben Santiago Hudson is the screenwriter of the new Netflix adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Hudson is one of the smartest people on Wilson’s work—he knew Wilson, he’s acted in his plays, he’s directed them, he’s thought deeply about what Wilson’s work means. We dig deep into the work of August Wilson, the greatest African-American playwright of all time. Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Episode 201 Host & Writer: Touré Senior ...
Dec 16, 2020•39 min•Ep. 201
Tiffany Haddish just turned down the Grammys because they asked her to host for free. They must not know how long and hard Tiffany has worked to get here. Let’s throwback to my 2018 interview with Tiffany Haddish to remind everybody—she escaped homelessness, an horrific childhood and much more by dreaming and then thinking it into existence. Touré Show Ep 43: Tiffany Haddish-I Am Winning Original Air Date: August 22, 2018 Patreon.com/toureshow Instagram: @toureshow Twitter: @toure See acast.com/...
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 9 min
